also with other organizations such as public housing association, and this i never had before. also, i am blessed to seek employment or keep a job. i had again been blessed to work with a nonprofit organization that helps residents from san francisco housing authority transfer over to bridge. i would like to thank mattie, elizabeth, for guidance through the trying but fulfilling time especially as i glare out my window. that is a blessing. my new spot in my new 1101 connecticut street, you know. i want to thank everyone and you, too, mayor london breed, for your effort. thank you. i am that promise. [applause.] >> thank you so much. next we are going to bring up a community leader, fighter the supervisor of district 10. mr. walton. >> good morning potrero hill. we are energetic. this is important. good morning, potrero hill. there we go. this is very personal to me. missouri and turner terrace. 1720, 25th street. all of those potrero hill addresses are very personal to me. the first address is a family resource center where i became the director in the early 2000s where we work

and it would also require public housing agencies to include veterans in their public housing planning. mr. speaker, i am honored to be associated with all of the bills . we are honored to act as original co-sponsors of this legislation, all of these pieces of legislation. but i'm much more proud of the fact that in this country we are still making progress. but we really have come a long way. i can remember a time when the public housing in this country was segregated. literally. tax dollars providing housing that was segregated. i'm proud to say that we have come a long way and integrated the public housing, housing paid for with american tax dollars. i can remember a time in this country when there were neighborhoods that persons of african ancestry were restricted from living in. restricted covenants were prevalent. and there are still some neighborhoods where there's a degree of difficulty acquiring access to. but generally speaking, restrictive covenants are no longer in existence to the extent that they are commonly used to exclude persons of color and others as well, persons based on religious preferences, from the neigh

house advised last night that this plan was in place that robert mueller would be making a public statement, and "didn't object." are we hearing anything else from the administration, the white house, or associated officials? kevin: not right now, but i can tell you this is a historic statement as he formally announces his resignation and closing of the special counsel's office. the second large headline that he said was essentially if he were to testify before congress, he is not going to go beyond the report that he has done. finally, he essentially said to congress this is up to you, the continuation of what happens as a result of this report now solely rests in the hands of lawmakers on capitol hill, whether that be in impeachment , but it is now up to congress to decide what repercussions, if any, will be taken as a result of the report. something else he reiterated in the report, was that considering to charge president trump with any sort of crime was never an option. he went into the legality and the constitutional arguments for why that was not an option. finally, at the end of these comments, he really drew the bigger picture, which was that essentially there was a foreign hostile gove

he was a recent convert from party, and was rewarded by his new associates with a lucrative public office. he also built the best house in the city, over which he had erected a lightning rod, the only one in the place. senior, heincoln's declared the young man would have to be taken down. with suppressed excitement, lincoln resumed the stand. he acknowledged he was young but he said his critics remember i am older in years and i am the tricks and traits of politicians. i desire to live and i desire a place of distinction but i would rather die now then, like the gentleman, live to see the day i would change my politics for an office worth $3000 a year then feel compelled to erect a lightning rod to protect a guilty conscience from an offended god. [laughter] prof. carwardine: during the same phase of life, lincoln learned a painful lesson that self-indulgent, aggressive humor could injure its author as well as its target. in september of 1842, he wrote for a journal. a satire ridiculing 36-year-old james shields, the state auditor. manlds was an impetuous with a short fuse. he had good reason to freight at the insult

to continue our work around the public satisfaction survey, to ask for another survey and analysis associated with the housing bonds. >> oh. >> so essentially, we're going to do it again. >> okay. great. [roll call] >> motion passed. item number 5, presentation from various departments about the 2010 and 2014 earthquake safety emergency response bond and possible action by the committee in response to such presentation? >> good morning, chair person chu, commissioners. i am charles egaris. i am a project manager, program manager, more specifically, on the earthquake safety and emergency response bond programs 2010 and 2014. very happy to be here this morning, again to share with you the work that we've done and we are doing going forward here. in regard to the overview, you know that we have a variety of components in each bond. they usually align with first responder functions of the city and most specifically with regard to police and fire. at times, we have others who participate in the bond program with us. most recently in 2014, we had the office of the chief medical examiner as one of our projects. in r

ashley parker is a white house reporter and noah rothman is associate editor for commentary magazine. both are msnbc analysts. you wrote that one goal was to balance public perception -- i'm going to read back to you what you rote -- of his immigration as hard line. when i talk to people in the administration, you come away with a sense that the point of his immigration proposals, the cruelty and severity, that's the point of it. the family separation policy. the president wants to paint the thing black to make it hot. how do you think that's going to play in an election year when the president's proposal he laid out yesterday was a campaign document? >> that's right. what you're seeing there in what the president has said previouslypreviou previously is the inherent tension in that white house, which is you had jared kushner who was tasked with helping with the immigration proposal. he's a more moderate down the middle. you have steven miller who is very hard right nationalistic in his immigration views. you have a president who does believe in a very severe tough approach to immigration. he wants that big beautiful wall as he said. he wants people roun

public testimony under oath and interviews, things mueller found out about donald trump, jr. >>> out front now former counsel to ken starr joined the campaign to former white house associate to the white house. thank tuesday the both of you. what does it say to you let's start here with the two specific topics, trump tower moskow and the 2016 meeting in trump tower with the russian informant and others that don junior does not want to talk about? what does that same to you? >> well, the first thing it says to me is it's not case closed, it's case still open. there certainly are questions yet to be asked of donald trump, jr., and it also says to me that he's worried that the evidence mueller's put on the plate seems to contradict his earlier testimony to the senate and the houses as we've heard from your reporter. the truth of the matter, nobody knows for sure, but i certainly understand why he doesn't want to be called to account for the inconsistencies between what he has said in the past and what others have said about him. >> there are inconsistencies, right, and as i've pointed out when these inconsistencies, there's redacted text and questions what that might include. y

association. i understand that houses of worship will not be affected in their religious observances by the public accommodations provisions in h.r. 5. current exemption in title 2 of the civil rights act remains in place so chapels, temple, synagogues, mosques, and other houses of worship will continue to have legal certainty to practice their religion, conduct services, and affiliate with fellow members of their religion as well as engage and welcome others not of their faith in their houses of worship for religious activity or faith practice as they do now. mr. cicilline: that is correct. h.r. 5 adds protected classes to title 2 of the civil rights act but does not revise the exception for private establishments not open to the public. meaning houses of worship can can continue their practices as before, including limiting admission or attendance to members of their faith. mr. mcadams: is it your understanding nothing in h.r. 5 compels a clergy member to perfect torm a religious ceremony in conflict with their religious beliefs. that is faith groups can continue to perform marriages, blessings,

public policy for the american hospital association. he has previously worked with the american college of emergency physicians and the american nurses association and right here in the house previously, as well. finally, the committee will hear from mr. gelfand who is senior vice president for health policy for erisa, the employment retirement income security act industry committee. eric? so we appreciate each of you being here and your statements will be made part of the record. we ask that you summarize your testimony in five minutes and we will get underway with questions, and the light system is there to give you a warning with the yellow and when you see the red light if you will conclude your remarks, dr. would you begin? >> good afternoon chairman doggett, ranking member nunes, and members of the subcommittee, my name is dr. bobby mukkamala, i am a board- certified otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon, and practice in flint, michigan. on behalf of the ama, it is an honor to provide testimony on the important issue of unanticipated out-of-network care, often referred to as surprise billing. i very much appreciate your willingness to explore solutions to this prob

public policy for the american hospital association. he's previously worked with the american college of emergency physicians and the american nurse's association. and right here in the house previously as well. finally the committee will hear from dr. james gelfin for arisa industry committee. so we appreciate each of you being here. your statements will be made part of the record. as you know, we ask you is summarize your testimony in five minutes. then we'll get underway with questions. the light system gives you a warning with the yellow. when you see the red light, if you'll conclude your remarks. doctor, would you begin? >> good afternoon, chairman doggett, ranking member nunes, and members of the subcommittee. i am a board certified head and neck surgeon in private practice in flint, michigan, and a nummer of the board of trustees. it is an honor to provide testimony on the important issue of unanticipated out of network care. often referred to as surprise billing. i very much appreciate your willingness to explore solutions to this problem that have significant consequences for our patients. the ama has long been concerned about gaps in out of network coverage and

house floor had endorsed. common cause, public citizens, national active and retired federal employees', people for the american way. the international association of machineists and aerospace workers, planned parenthood, demand justice and indifference is i believe, americans for emocratic action, stand up for democracy, demand progress, united food and commercial workers, the democratic coalition, the national lgbt task force action fund and human rights campaign fund, these are organizations whose numbers go into the many millions, who can by making sure americans know what many would be ashamed to find out, that they live in a country where people who live in their nation's capital don't have the same rights. and what a diverse city this is, alf plaque, half white, many high-income people, share of poor people like every city. top 10 in economic growth. bursting at the seams with more people moving in. the kind of a capital that every american has the right to be roud of. casted this ts house, even our self-government, the right to govern ourselves in the district of columbia was under attack. i had to ward off, i had to ght bills that elimi

association. i understand that houses of worship will not be affected in their religious observances by the public accommodations provisions in h.r. 5. current exemption in title 2 of the civil rights act remains in place so chapels, temple, synagogues, mosques, and other houses of worship will continue to have legal certainty to practice their religion, conduct services, and affiliate with fellow members of their religion as well as engage and welcome others not of their faith in their houses of worship for religious activity or faith practice as they do now. mr. cicilline: that is correct. h.r. 5 adds protected classes to title 2 of the civil rights act but does not revise the exception for private establishments not open to the public. meaning houses of worship can can continue their practices as before, including limiting admission or attendance to members of their faith. mr. mcadams: is it your understanding nothing in h.r. 5 compels a clergy member to perfect torm a religious ceremony in conflict with their religious beliefs. that is faith groups can continue to perform marriages, blessings,